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  • The Register: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/microsoft_blames_medusa_ransomware_affiliates/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried Feedly Summary: You can’t find anything bad if you don’t look, right? Medusa ransomware affiliates are among those exploiting a maximum-severity bug in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.……

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: gpt-image-1-mini

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/6/gpt-image-1-mini/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: gpt-image-1-mini Feedly Summary: gpt-image-1-mini OpenAI released a new image model today: gpt-image-1-mini, which they describe as “A smaller image generation model that’s 80% less expensive than the large model." They released it very quietly – I didn’t hear about this in the DevDay keynote but I later…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Inside Microsoft Threat Intelligence: Calm in the chaos

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/security-insider/threat-landscape/inside-microsoft-threat-intelligence-calm-in-chaos#overview-video Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Inside Microsoft Threat Intelligence: Calm in the chaos Feedly Summary: Incident response is never orderly. Threat actors don’t wait. Environments are compromised. Data is missing. Confidence is shaken. But for Microsoft’s Incident Response (IR) team, that chaos is exactly where the work begins. The post Inside Microsoft…

  • Docker: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/unlimited-access-to-docker-hardened-images-because-security-should-be-affordable-always/ Source: Docker Title: Unlimited access to Docker Hardened Images: Because security should be affordable, always Feedly Summary: Every organization we speak with shares the same goal: to deliver software that is secure and free of CVEs. Near-zero CVEs is the ideal state. But achieving that ideal is harder than it sounds, because…

  • Scott Logic: Delegating the Grunt Work: AI Agents for UI Test Development

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/10/06/delegating-grunt-work.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Delegating the Grunt Work: AI Agents for UI Test Development Feedly Summary: UI automation testing is valuable but time-consuming, with on-going maintenance resulting from fragile selectors, asynchronous behaviors, and complex test paths. This blog post explores whether we can release ourselves from this burden by delegating it to…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI and AMD Strike Multibillion-Dollar Chip Partnership

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/06/141218/openai-and-amd-strike-multibillion-dollar-chip-partnership?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI and AMD Strike Multibillion-Dollar Chip Partnership Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI and AMD’s collaboration focuses on extensive acquisitions of AMD’s AI processors, signaling a significant shift in the AI hardware landscape. This multibillion-dollar partnership is poised to challenge Nvidia’s market dominance in AI semiconductors,…

  • Wired: Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/vibe-coding-is-the-new-open-source/ Source: Wired Title: Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible Feedly Summary: As developers increasingly lean on AI-generated code to build out their software—as they have with open source in the past—they risk introducing critical security failures along the way. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Slashdot: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/2318202/are-software-registries-inherently-insecure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the persistent issues related to software supply chain attacks, emphasizing weaknesses in the design of software registries like npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub. It highlights how inadequate safeguards allowed for multiple registry breaches…

  • Slashdot: Amazon’s Ring Plans to Scan Everyone’s Face at the Door

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/04/0357255/amazons-ring-plans-to-scan-everyones-face-at-the-door?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon’s Ring Plans to Scan Everyone’s Face at the Door Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s introduction of facial recognition for Ring doorbells raises significant privacy concerns regarding the collection and usage of biometric data without consent. While it empowers users, critics highlight ethical and legal…

  • Slashdot: Signal Braces For Quantum Age With SPQR Encryption Upgrade

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/03/234236/signal-braces-for-quantum-age-with-spqr-encryption-upgrade?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Signal Braces For Quantum Age With SPQR Encryption Upgrade Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Signal’s introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR) marks a significant enhancement in encryption protocols, incorporating quantum-resistant cryptography into its messaging platform. This upgrade, called the Triple Ratchet, is designed to…